Albuquerque, NM, April 18, 2018 ¬¬¬– The New Mexico Credit Union Education Foundation Scholarships have been awarded to 169 students in New Mexico.
The students were selected from a pool of more than 250 applications from across the state. Each year, NMCUEF awards postsecondary scholarships to deserving students across the state seeking to improve their individual lives, the lives of their families, and their communities through a demonstrated commitment to academic success. Selected winners must be New Mexico residents and meet a number of requirements, including grade point average and full-time enrollment. In recognition of a dedication to academic achievement, NMCUEF in 2018 awarded 175, $1,000 scholarships to students across New Mexico.
“We know that education is a powerful tool for change and improvement,” NMCUEF Administrator Amy Vigil said. “Each of the NMCUEF scholarship winners has demonstrated a clear commitment to improving their own lives and communities through a purposeful dedication to academic success. This year’s scholarship recipients could be New Mexico’s next leaders, individuals with the commitment, drive, and education to make a positive impact in their respective communities, and New Mexico at large.”
The NMCUEF is a unique program formed through special legislation that allows credit unions to use abandoned funds for educational or charitable purposes. Since it was established in 1992, the NMCUEF has presented 1,721 scholarships, for a total of $1,364,600, to students attending accredited vocational or technical schools, colleges or universities in New Mexico.
“We are excited and proud to award these scholarships to these students, to support their pursuit of education and the exploration of their individual career paths,” Vigil said.

The deadline to apply for a New Mexico Credit Union Education Foundation Scholarship for study in the Fall semester of 2019 will be February 22, 2019.
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